It's a special edition of Digital Health in Canada! Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the 25th e-Health Conference and Tradeshow. Get all the conference buzz, insights, and highlights, and find out why this is the place to be if you're a digital health professional.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this episode's interviews!

Learn More: e-Health Conference and Tradeshow

Episode Summary:

00:44 Behind the Scenes at eHealth 2025

01:10 On the Spot Interviews: First Impressions

05:27 Memories and Milestones: Past Presidents Speak

12:51 Patient Partners and Their Impact

13:29 Conversations at the Ask a Patient Partner Booth

17:11 Innovators Share Their Insights

27:59 Looking Forward to eHealth 2026 in Halifax

29:35 50th Anniversary Wishes and Closing Remarks

Music: RetroFuture Clean, Breakdown, How it Begins, Dreamer, and Equatorial Complex, all by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

Digital Health Canada turns 50 this year! This season on the podcast, we are exploring how far we’ve come and re-imagining where we can go next – as an association and a sector. To kick off the party, we welcome two Digital Health Canada presidents, from the association’s early and current days.

Guests:

• Denis Protti, Professor Emeritus, Health Information Science, University of Victoria
• Chris Carvalho, CEO, Carveira Group Consulting Inc.

Learn More:

Health Information Science at the University of Victoria

Digital Health Canada's 50th Anniversary celebrations

Episode Summary:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:22 Celebrating 50 Years of Digital Health Canada

00:47 Meet the Presidents: Denis Protti and Chris Carvalho

07:44 Founding the Health Information Science Program

15:47 The Early Days of Digital Health Canada (COACH)

22:59 The Evolution of Digital Health Canada

28:03 Reflections on Leadership and Progress

36:29 Digital Health Canada's 50th Anniversary Celebrations

38:14 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

Interoperable? Try international. Join this continent-crossing conversation as we explore international digital health strategies and what learning about other countries’ health systems can teach us about our own.

Guests:

• Derek Ritz, Principal Consultant, ecGroup Inc.
• Liz Keen, Head of Clinical Governance - Transformation and Innovation, Infosys Consulting

Learn More:

• Digital Health Canada: The Core Competencies of Health Informatics
• Changing the conversation on evaluating digital transformation in healthcare: Insights from an institutional analysis
• Fair Society, Healthy Lives (the Marmot Review)

Episode Summary:

00:00 Introduction to Digital Health in Canada

00:44 Guest Introductions: Derek Ritz and Liz Keen

01:45 Career Journeys in Digital Health

06:43 Global Perspectives on Healthcare Systems

11:09 Challenges and Innovations in Digital Health

18:10 Lessons from International Healthcare Systems

22:33 The Future of Digital Health

34:37 Advice for Aspiring Digital Health Professionals

38:59 Co-Host Reflections

Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.